Mpls offers free sand for sidewalks, streets

Believe it or not, spring is just around
the corner. But along with the much-welcomed warm-up comes the slush, puddles, and
slick sidewalks and streets as melting snow in the day becomes ice at night.

So, it’s as important to re-up the sand or ice-melting material to minimize slips. It’s also great to have a bucket of sand on-hand as you travel to avoid having your car stuck on a slick road.

Did you know the City of Minneapolis offers several sites where residents can pick-up a FREE sand-salt mixture for their residential sidewalks and driveways? Locations are open 24-hours-a-day. Just bring your own pail and shovel!

Sand-salt
pick-up locations:

6036 Harriet Ave., S. on West 60th St., between Lyndale and
Harriet avenues

1809 Washington St. N.E.,
at 18th and Jefferson

East 27th Street, just
east of Longfellow Ave., near the Public Works gate

2710 Pacific St.,
outside the main Public Works gate between 27th and 28th Ave., N.